Litter

Walking along, you notice things and one of the subjects that started to provide entertainment was the litter you find at the side of the road. Now many of the roads I've travelled aren't much walked so items must come from passing vehicles.

First puzzle: why so many gloves, usually the heavy duty, workman type? Theory: they get chucked in the back of the truck and the wind catches them. Next stage is to investigate if evenly split between right and left hands.
Then shoes. Surely they don't jump out in the same way as the gloves? Mostly singletons but occasionally a pair.

Banana skins. Now either bananas are the refuelling choice of motorists and their passengers over other fruit or the skins do take longer to decompose. Personally I don't like them!

Underwear. Yes, that's what I said. Two pairs of underpants and what looked like a black lacy thong. Hmmm.

Fast food packaging and drinks containers. Honestly, if you bought it why can't you keep the rubbish in the car until you find a bin or get home? The car will smell of the food anyway.

Bags of rubbish, tied up and all.

The main message to me is that people don't care about what's outside their own little world. Once it's out of the car window it's gone. It may not even be someone else's problem as it doesn't exist anymore. But it does matter. Most of the things I've mentioned won't biodegrade. They'll linger for years, cluttering up the hedgerows, poisoning or choking wildlife.

And you have to wonder at why some things have been thrown away.......

Take pride in your country and don't use it like a bin.

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